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Title: RTEthernet: Real-time communication for manufacturing cyberphysical systems: RTEthernet: Real-time communication for manufacturing cyberphysical systems
PAR ID:
10063575
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
Volume:
29
Issue:
7
ISSN:
2161-3915
Page Range / eLocation ID:
e3433
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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